The Platform Preview is an early look at the Internet Explorer 9 platform so some features are incomplete, some may change, and some may be added. Microsoft asks that you refrain from providing feedback on features where noted that they are either partially implemented or not available. Microsoft is aware of their condition and will provide updates in future releases. Similarly, for known issues, Microsoft is also aware of their existence and are actively working on them.

Using and setting the home page. The default home page of the Platform Preview is the Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive site, which you can use to see demos for and information about the new Internet Explorer 9 platform. You can press F10 at any time to go to your home page. To change your homepage, right click the Internet Explorer Platform Preview icon in the Start menu and choose Properties. In the Target field on the Shortcut tab add your home page URL to the end of the path.

Developer Tools. The Platform Preview includes built-in Developer Tools. These tools help developers debug and understand the interaction between their sites and the browser. To open the Developer Tools, click the Debug menu and click Developer Tools, or press F12. The status bar indicates when the page generates script errors. You can use the Developer Tools to get more information about and debug script errors.

Create Shortcuts to Common Pages. To simplify navigating quickly to pages you commonly use you can create shortcuts. To do so, copy the Internet Explorer Platform Preview icon on your desktop and paste it to your desired location. Right click the newly created shortcut and click the Properties menu item. Update the Target field on the Shortcut tab to start the Platform Preview with the URL of your choice

Just for reference in case anyone wondered before downloading this.. This preview will not replace your currently installed version of IE and you cannot use it with Avant. You can install it separately. And just to be clear this preview is mainly for developers and that is not how IE9 will look like. Its just a way to test the new version of the Trident engine.

Any version of Avant now and in the foreseeable future will always use the engine of whatever version of IE you have installed. As IE9 will not be available in beta for quite some time it has no effect on development of Avant 12. The preview that was released cannot be used with Avant as it is installed separately from the main install of IE.

statm1 wrote:Any version of Avant now and in the foreseeable future will always use the engine of whatever version of IE you have installed. As IE9 will not be available in beta for quite some time it has no effect on development of Avant 12. The preview that was released cannot be used with Avant as it is installed separately from the main install of IE.

Can't we find a way to install it as a replacement. IE9 with the Avant Shell would be THE browser killer.

André wrote:It it still no where near ready for full time use. The earliest estimates for release is in 2011 which is almost a year away. IE 9 in it's current form would most certainly not be the browser killer.

André wrote:It it still no where near ready for full time use. The earliest estimates for release is in 2011 which is almost a year away. IE 9 in it's current form would most certainly not be the browser killer.

I believe Microsoft is targeting to release IE 9 by late 2010 or early 2011. At most, half a year away as of this post!

Firefox really needs to catch up now. The eventual FF4 Beta5 that will have the new Mozilla 2 Core and the promised new JaegerMonkey Javascript engine that is supposed to be at least on par with Chrome and Opera better be truly delivered.

No, it does not install separately. It overrides IE8 with IE9. I haven't tried using Avant with IE9 but I would be surprised if it works with a completely new engine. But I will try after backing up my system and let you know if it works.

scubamaster wrote:No, it does not install separately. It overrides IE8 with IE9. I haven't tried using Avant with IE9 but I would be surprised if it works with a completely new engine. But I will try after backing up my system and let you know if it works.